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GE^GIA VOTES WET
Atlanta, Jan. 28.—The Georgia
senate approved today, 27 to 22,
a county-option hill to legalize
package sales of liquor. Three
days of "bitter debate preceded
the vote to end probibiticn -which
;^^rOow»ta established tfovemher 18,
‘"^1916.
28 DEGREES BELOW
Chicago, Jan. 30.—A severe
cold ware blanketed the Rocky
Mountain area and the great
plains states as far south as Tex
as today while moving eastward
to the Great Lakes region. The
temperature dropped to 2S be
low zero at Devils Lake, ff. D.,
RECORD SHATTERED
New York, Jan. 30.—Incom
plete returns from 16,000 cele-
bntlons of Pbesident Roosevelt’s
birthday ; ij^cated today,
ilHr *Rfe!th '~*lidfga'n, national
chairman of the "fight Infantile
paralysis’’ campaign, that "all
records were shattered.’’
WINTER TAKES TOLI.
Winter persistently assailed
the Borth./.irtid south with ice
floes, frost and floods Friday. On
the northeast boundary of the
nation, the Niagara river drench
ed Aeskeletoa of America’s fam
ous "honeymoon bridje,’’ victim
Thursday to the battering floes
at Niagara Falls.
IGNER KILLED
Flagstaff, Arlz., Jan. 30.—
Gerard F. Cultee, airplane de-
silgner, and his wife were killed
in the fiery crash of their plane
against the slopes of rugged Mt.
Wilson, exhausted searchers re
ported today after struggling ov
er miles of snow to find the
charred bodiec in the wreckage
of the craft.
KILLED IN CRASH
.,;..2U,iUla. Jaa. 80. — Lt. Col.
James B. Ord was injured fatal
ly today when a Philippine army
training plane crashed into a
tree at Baguio. Colonel Ord was
one of the best known members
of the United States military
-mission which has been guiding
the progress of the young Philip
pine army.
ASK DEATH PEN AT.TV
Hooae- Will
Commaiee Work
In County
, Feb. 1st
Miss Harris McGoogan Is
Newly Appointed Exten
sion Worker Here
GRADUATE W.C.U.N.C
Services of Home Agent
Until July 1st Without
Cost to the County
Miss Harriet McGoogan, re
cently appointed home demon
stration agent for Wilkes coun
ty, will begin her duties on Tues
day, February 1.
The county board of commis
sioners recently agreed to a pro
posal by the state extension serv
ice to place a home demonstra
tion agent in Wilkes without cost
to *the-county until July 1 pro
vided the commissioners would
agree to appropriate $600 as the
county’s part tor the next fiscal
year.
MiSS McGoogan was appointed
by the commisiloners with the
approval of the extension service
and State College.
She is considered well fitted
for the position, being a gradu
ate of W. C. U. N. C. In Greens
boro and holding a masters de
gree from the University of Flor
ida. She has held a position for
some time as assistant dietician
at W. C. U. N. C.
It is understood that the ex
tension leaders, in cooperation
with Miss McGoogan, will an
nounce a county-wide meeting to
be held at the courthouse soon, at
which time some of the purposes
and objectives and the home
demonstration work will be out
lined.
Miss MoGoogan’s office will be
located adjacent to the offices of
Count}' -Vgent Dan Holler in the
agricultural buildthg addition to
the courthouse.
In commenting on the appoint
ment of a home demonstration
agent Mr. Holler said that the ad
dition of a home demonstration
agent would provide a more com
plete extension service to the
people of the county.
Chicago . . . John Henry Sead-
lund, alias Peter Anders, caught
at Santa Anita race track while
betting part of a $50,000 ransom,
confesses kidnapping and slaying
last September of Charles S.
Ross, local greeting card manu
facturer. Seadlund also confess
ed killing his confederate in the
crime, James Atwood Gray. Cap
ture of “Anders” clears up all
but two of 114 kidnapping cases
that have come to the attention
of J. Edgar Hoover’s Federal Bu
reau of Investigation since pass
age of the "Lindbergh Act’’ in
June, 1932.
Accident, Crime
News Scarce In
1st Month of 1938
I
Chicago, Jan. 28.—Swaggering
tn Henry Seadlund wa.s report-
to have been indicted by a
iral grand jury today for the
fbO.OOO kidnaping of Charles S.
Roes. Prosecutors planning to
the death penalty in the
fertheoming trial ushered eight
' wUnOBses to the jurors’ room.
TOey also presented the prison-
flf's 27-page confession and pho
tographs pertaining to the crime.
.
Wilkesboro Home
Burned on Friday
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EXPLOSION KII LS •=>
Oxford, O., Jan. 30.—Five per
sons, including four children,
were burned to death here today
when kerosene used to kindle a
fire exploded. Three others w^re
I^ burned seriously. Firemen said a
1 llT^gallon can of kerosene
ex-
iloded in the hands of Mrs.
wA Boatright as she' attempt-
|.. “ed to build a fire. Her two chil-
d^en and two other^who were
f^' visiting the Boatright home were
^ killed.
-MME FOR DEFENSE
r^Kuhington, Jan. 28.—A pres-
i request for the broadest
" SH|MtBslon of the army and navy
»,.li^2ke nation’s peace-time history
' today to Capitol hill, where
n t Ar aH much annroval
Home of Mr. and Mrs. N. O.
Smoak Totally Destroyed
Early Friday Morning
The beautifl home of X. O.
Smoak in Wilkesboro was total
ly destroyed by fire Friday morn
ing.
The fire, of undetermined orig
in. started in the upstairs part
of the iiome and had gained such
headway when discovered that all
efforts to extinguish the flames
failed.
Nei,?ibor3 and volunteer fire
men were able to save a part of
the homo furnishings on the first
floor.
The loss, estimated at more
than $5,000 was partially cover
ed by Insurance.
-Jl^^iieountered much approval
some sharp criticism. De-
rlWlT tbe armed forces "inade-
' Mfitp for purposes of national se-
Mr. Roosevelt recom-
-.'umoag other things, a
^fejitltodrease in the navy
'at a cost esti-
?»y navy' officers at $800,-
Sdo.
>Y GUN BATTLE
i-.York, Jan. 28. — Five
.^yduM gunmen shot their way out
t - of a police trap In a Bronx pawn-
today, klllln? one
|;p^)a^an and wounding another,
the five escap-
'“.by police as
rj^^ed time in
Sum, Was , shot in
M to a hos-
gwd. Another, list-
L'jRwmsIo. 25, pa-
' oaptored after
iaMiton' Sergeant David
,ck. B'«,'W1»o arrived at the
ap la a poUee radio car
bO were about
> wrt 'four times,
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,'kosidtal.
Meredith College
Anniversary 4th
When Meredith College cele-
bratea its .89th birthday on Fri
day, February 4, alumnae will
honor their Alma Mater with e
special broadcast over station
WPTF from 4 to 4:30 o’clock
that afternoon. Throughout the
State organized chapters will
hold meetings to coincide 'with
the hour of the Raleigh broadcast
and many former students not
connected with a chapter are ex
pected to tune in. A meeting of
the local chapter, of which Mrs.
Eugene Olive is president, is
planned at that time.
M. M. Brame Dies
At Norlina Home
' M. M. Brame, a brother of R.
M. and P. J. Brame, of this city,
died Saturday at his home at
Norlina.
yiSK Brame had been in ill
health for about three years and
seriously ill during the past two
weeks. For many years and until
his health failed he was engaged
in the grocery, business in 'Win
ston-Salem. ^
>'■' FuueriU eerylce was held today
•f'fTorltA.
Only One Violent Death Is
Reported in County For
the Entire Month
(Observations by Journal-Patriot
staff writer)
A reporter here assigned to
er the subject of crime and acci
dents during the month of Jan
uary would have had one of those
cover the subject of crime and
accidents during the mo*Ufc of
January would have li'a*
those easy Jobs you never have
but hear about.
A checkup today, the last day
of the month, revealed that there
had been only one accident death
during the month, while homi
cides and serious accident injur
ies totaled exactly none.
Adding a personal note to an
otherwise drab account of the
month’s news we can remember
not so many years ago when we
wrote accounts of five homicides
in one month in Wilkes county
and only a few months ago hard
ly a 'tt'eek passed without a
bloody accident or major crime
news.
In fact, we decided to wait at
the beginning of the year to re
instate the accident toll record on
Monday until something happen
ed. The accident toll in Wilkes
for the month of January was
one death—James Fa'a’, who was
killed by an automobile near this
city.
Inquiries at the various news
sources during the month result
ed in something like this:
Patrolman—No accidents dur
ing week-end. Everything quiet.
Few arrests for minor offenses.
Sheriff—^No ne-ws out of the
ordinary. Cut a few stills.
Hospital—No bad accident in
juries.
Police—No outstanding news.
Number arrests auu convictions
for petty larceny., About the us
ual number of drunks.
But while the spot news was
os scarce as hen’s teeth we have
had the pleasure of recording
something of the past year’s rec
ord as it affected the progress of
city and county and some of
their leading institutions.
Police Recover
Stolen Bicycle!
Chief Asks Children Not to
Leave Bicicycles Where
They May Be Taken
v'J*-''- ,
North Wilkesboro police have
recovered three bicycles which
had beet stolen.
With the mania for stealing bi
cycles, or borrowing them w;ith-
out leave. Chief Walker is Mk-
Ing that children keep their bi
cycles where they cannot be?
easily stolen. If the bike Js recov
ered it is usually damaged ■when
found and the owner has Inst the
use of it over a period of time.
With the increasing popularity
of bicycles the sight of one* left
alone on the street presents too
great a temptation to those‘■who
have, not been able to obtain one.
in a legal manner.
The President’s Ball at the
armory here on Friday night was
one of the most successful held
in this part of the state.
Over $250 was raised above all
expenses.
The hall was well attended and
enjoyed by the large crowd which
thronged th® armory hall for an
occasion of entertainment but
primarily to have a part in the
annual event which raises funds
to carry on the fight against in
fantile paralysis, a disease which
annually takes a great toll of
lives among children and which,
leaves many young bodies crip
pled for life.
Although the ball here lacked
the glamour of an imported or
chestra ample music was furnish
ed by the Foster Brothers string
band and other dance music was
transcribed through an amplify
ing system. In this manner the
expenses were held to a mini
mum, the total incidental expense
tor the ball amounting to only
about $15.
H. A. Cranor was gener^
chairman of the organization and
Mayor R. T. McNtel was secre
tary. In behalf of the committees
which staged the ball they said
today that they wished to express
appreciation to all who sold or
bought tickets, who attended the
ball or who. helped in any way
toward making the occasion so
successful.
W. C. T. U. Elects
!rt For'Year
At the-monthly meeting of the
W. C. T. U. held Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. E. E.
Eller, Mrs. Harry Pearson was
chosen as president of the organ
ization to succeed Mrs. R. E.
Faw, who has moved to Hickory
for residence. Mrs. Faw, who had
been president for several years,
was a fine worker in the W. C-
T. U. and it was with much re
gret that the organization had to [
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WASHINGTON, D. C. . . . ’The Capitol fairly seethes with con
ferences these days as business men,- financiers, econfunists and po
liticos seek solution to current slump: Here SiKIietuy of Com
merce Daniel C. ^per (center) confers with -'W^ Averill Ham-
man (left). Chairman of Business Advisory Cduncih and Edward
R. Settinius, Jr., Chairman of Finance of United States Steel.
Maldng Pr^ess
On School House
Will Have Wilkeaboro’a New
BuilfEng Ready for Use .
In Time for Next Term
Although severe winter weath
er has hamitW;^ workmen to
some extent, saHsfactory progress
is reported on construction nt a
ten-room school building in Wil-
kesboro as addition to the pres
ent school plant.
The building is being erected
as a 'WiPA project with the coun
ty furnishing the skilled labor
and part of the cost of materials.
The total cost of the building
when completed will be approxi
mately $35,000.
T. D. Heffner, area supervisor
for the WPA, said that a full
crew of workmen are assigned
to the project and every coopera
tion is being given' in order to
have the building completed and
ready for use before the next
school term begins.
Newton Defeats
Local Team 24-17
loose her.
Other officers chosen at the
meeting 'were Mrs. Ed F. Gard
ner, first vice president. Mrs.
Dewey Minton, second vice pres
ident, and Miss Manie Brewer,
secretary and. treasurer. During
the business session Mrs. W. F.
Gaddy, retiring vice president,
presided.
Among some of the things out
lined for the year’s work were to
change the time of meetings from
the fourth Thursday afternoon to
the third Thursday evening and
light refreshments are to he serv
ed. A campaign Is to he put on
for new members and is open to
anyone who is interested in this
type of work, also to Increase the
interest and attendance at the
meetings. Plans were made to
sponsor a movie pertaining to the
worl^.
During the social hour refresh
ments were served. A visitor at
the meeting was Mrs. I.*ura
Black,-a sister of Mrs. Eller.
Mrs. Sarah J. Kilby
Funeral On Tuesday
By RALPH CRAWFORD
Ne'wton high school eked out
close 24 to 17 over North Wil-
kesboro in a slow game on New
ton’s own floor vFrlday night.
Newton, last year’s Western
Conference title-holders showed
sufficient power in the pinches to
full through to a victory.
The first half was close with
the lead changing hands four or
fivo times before the halftime.
The half ended with the Moun
tain Linns bolding a 11 to 10
lead on the strength of Hudson’s
last minute goal. ,
The second half started off
being just as close ■with the third
quarter ending 17 to 17. The
fourth quarter was less evenly
contested wlthi Newton scoring
seven points to bring the final
score to 24 to 17.
The victors were led by Odum
center, with 9 points, while Jones
of North Wilkesboro equaled him
also with 9 points.
Lineups:
N. Wilkesboro, 17
Halgwood, f.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Kilby, age 76,
wife of the late W. T. Kilby, of
Millers Creek,“died Sunday after
noon.
Funeral service will be held at
Pleasant Home Baptist church
Tuesday afternoon,' two o’clock,
with Rev. A. W. Eller in charge.
She was a daughter of the late
Jackson '..nd Sarah Jane Wilcox
Brown and leaves four children:
Mrs. Gus Darnell, of Holden, W.
Va.; Mrs. R. B. Vannoy, of Day-
lo; C. C. Kilby,.of North Wllkee-
boro; and Q. O. Kilby, of Millers
Creek.
Legion Will Meet
J-;. OnJEriday Night
February meeting: of 'Wllkee
post o^ghe - Legion will
he held at Uin. Legion and AdiU^
on FYidlW migfit,
ank^ to 'Tm v
^ -"f
Foster, f.
Harrison, f. 2
Hudson, c. 6
Jones, G. 9
McNeill, g.
McCoy, g.
Newton, 24
Smith, f.
Lomax, f. 1
Sharpe, f. 5
McGill, f.
Odum, c. 9
Moose, g. 8
Sigmon, g. 1
American Legion
Sponsors Contest
Eannya to Be Written About
Advantagen of Am
erican Citizenship”
'Ail high school students are
eligible to enter the American
Legion state-wide essay contest
announced last week.
The subject will be: The Ad
vantages of American Citizen
ship’’ and prizes of $25, $15 and
$10 will be awarded the first,
second and third best easaps sub
mitted in the state.
Ail essays must be limited to
one thousand words.
The county superintendent of
schools of each county shall for
ward the wifaning essay for his
county direct to Clyde A. Erwin,
state superintendent of public in
struction, not later than April
10. This means that the students
who desire to enter the contest
should begin immediately the
task of preparing ■ren essay be
cause some time will be needed
for judging those submitted In
the county.
The American Legion asks the
cooperation of school authorities
in that principals and teachers
are requested to make announce
ment of the contest and urge stu
dents to participate.
The winning essay will be read
before the Department Legion
convention to be held this year
in Winston-Salem.
Local Girl Member
Of Brevard Choir
Brevard, Jan. 28.—Miss Mar
cella Pendley, of High Point, for
merly of North Wilkesboro, was
chosen a member of the concert
choir recently at Brevard College.
The choir consists of twenty-five
members of the student body, se
lected after a period of trials in
which approximately sixty stu
dents took part. A number of con
cert appearances are beln.g plann
ed for the choir in several North
Carolina cities in the spring.
Continue Work
In Bluff Area
Cold Weather Forces Tem
porary Suspension Work
During Past Week
Personal fouls—North Wllk's-
boro: Halgwood, 1; Harrison, 2;
Hudson, 2; Jones, 2; McNeill, 1;
McCoy, 1. Newton: Smith, 1; Lo
max, 4; McGill, 2; Odum, 3;
Moose, 1; Sigmon, 1.
First Contributors
To Red Cross Fund
'To Ma^ ittd Peter More
house, diUdi^ of Mr. Mid Mm.
*Robevt Morehanso, ■, goM .. tlje
honor of bedhig the first Wilkes
ciUl by the Red Cross for re
lief funds to use in the war
tom area In China. They gave
62 cento. ■“ ■ ’
Red Cross officials stress the
need for funds with wWth- to
carry on .the. organization’s
work among tbe destitute and
injured peofde'in ChlniB. Tiocal
peo|de who wish to cwitrtbote
are asked to ounrT mall th4r
conttibatikms to g. B- WB-
tnwsirer of the_ Wilk»
'county dmpter W the Bed
oiuM, Noi^ WIBEeitoom
Furniture WtH’ker
ries Rabfaif*s^.I^{l^ to
Get Pmytutaat ■
Checks for unempiofod'ptoPl*'
who filed for claimB for' job .Ige
Burance dnring the first weto- in
January did not arrive this morn-,
Ing at the employment service of
fice here as expected but will be
in later this week, it was learned
at noon today from B. G. Gentnr.
head of the branch offito located
here.
Attention was called .to too
fact that it win be useless for
persons to call for their cbeeka
on any other day in the week tixr
cept the days on which they have
been reporting. Although the
checks may arrive tomorrow,
those who have been reporting
on Mondays will not receive their
chocks until Monday of next
week. This is a ruling of the
state office of the Unemploy
ment Compensation Commission.
Although severe winter weath
er with zero temperatures forced
temporary suspension of work a
few days last week, development
of the Bluff Park in Wilkes and v -
AU«h..y .ounlta I. ,or- .bo.t
ward, it.was learned today from
Raleigh, Jan. 31.—Ed Hull, of
Asheborp, received check No. 1
issued by the North Carolina Un
employment Compensation Com
mission, and delivered to him to
day, the first day on which
checks to eligible unemployed
workers were distributed.
“I want my regular Job back,**
said Hull, full name Cleo Edward
Hull, as he fingered the rabbit’s
foot in his pocket, while he and
Chairman Charles G. Powell,
posed for a picture of the check
delivery in the State Unemploy
ment Compensation CommisBion
office In Raleigh, h’es, Ed car
ries the right hind foot of a rab
bit regularly, and, as it happened,
he got a new one about a week
ago. "I carry one most of the
time, especially when I’m both
ered,’’ he explained.
Ed Hull, 26, is a furniture fin
isher and was engaged in finish
ing chairs. Ho had done such
work outside on his own account,
and worked that way during the
first quarter of 1937. In the sec
ond and third quarters he had
worked for the company most of
the time, and was laid off in De
cember. His weekly wage ■was
$12 when he worked regularly
and he had made au average of
$10 a week, so his first check for
a week was half that amount, $B.
A typical furniture worker,
Hull was born in Guilford coun
ty, near Kernersville. His father,
R. H. Hull, moved to Martins
ville, Va., where Ed’s mother died
when he was three years of age.
Later they moved to Lynchburg,
Va., where Ed attended school,
reaching the fourth grade, which
was the extent of his schooling.
The family then moved to Win
ston-Salem, where he remained
for about 15 years. His father,
who re-married, is now an in
valid. living at 717 Goldfloes
Street, Winston-Salem. One bro
ther, J. D. Hull, is married and
lives in the same city. Another
brother, B. W. Hull, lives with
his father. His mother, before
marriage, was Georgia Brannock,
of Forsyth county. >'■■■■
Hull’s wife, before marriage
about two years ago, wag Sarg^
Stegall, who lived neat’ Kerners-
ville. They have no chlldtoh.
Their home is a small one', .in th»‘
the acting project manager at the
national park service office in
Wllh^a^ro.
Wlb^-some plans for develop-
ment!to« yet in primary stage the
wodu^en. hav# been busily en-
^agf^n making trails through
4hfr'’$(900 acre area,,constructing ' jjjjjj compensation for the
maximum of 16 weeks in
benefit year.
[cole grounds and carrying on
i^gervBtlon work.
of the outstanding work
in the park is the con-
stftcflon of a road leading from
the parkway to the proposed lo
cation for a hotel or lodge at the
summit of Wildcat rock. Altbongh
plans hare not been completod
it is expected that the site may '
miles from Ashebord.
"I appreciate the’ check, bat
rather have my-“regnlar job
back,’’ said Hull. He s^d that tlie
plant was resuming work gradn-
alty and that he hoped to get
back on the payroll soon. He did
not make enough In the tw»
quarters he worked to provide
full
any
N.W.A.A.Ttom
Beats Flat Rock
North Wilkesboro Athletic a»--
sociation’B all star basketball
be leasto to some Individual smothered an all star,teas
tonnd littla' difflei
op a big SCOT*
baskdt almosf at wlU,^
company for erection and opera-
tlo4‘'*nf .toe bnildlng to accomo
date tourists.* s
^,!$?to^here is a let*np In tiie
e^ted that iobm
at the nUto developineata in
peric dfto trill be undertaken
from Flat Rock bm
by toe score of
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